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Offering accessible, affordable, quality, online theological education to
local pastors, bi-vocational leaders, second career clergy, lay ministers, and
life-time learners with faithful and creative ministry in a postmodern era for the
"NeXt Church", The “NeXt Thing”, or the "NeXt Re-formation"
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The Center for Leadership &
Specialized Ministry

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Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan Jr.

Founder: Northwind Consortia
Academic | Institute | Seminary | Press

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Dr. Duncan has been a United Methodist Minister fo over 40 years and has 25+ years of experience in Higher Education.

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He has served on many Non-Profit Boards and has been a frequent conference speaker.

Rev. Dr. Steve VanOstran. Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Rocky Mountains. He teaches the ABCUSA Polity Course.

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Dr. Leroy Thompson is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches of the Central Region. He serves as the Program Coordinator for the ABC-USA Ordination & Counseling Courses.

Bishop Cassandra Montgomery

is the program Coordinator for the Christian Life Coaching Program.

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David Newell

Dr. David Newell leads the Light for Life Ministry.

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He serves as the Coordinator of Light for Life Certificate Programs at the Institute.

Theology, Spirituality
and Ministry

These Certificate Programs are offered by the Center of Theology, Spirituality
& Ministry.


Michael J. Christensen. Ph.D.

Professor of Theology & Spiritual Formation

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Caroline Njuki, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Global Perspectives Program

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Center for Faith & Writing

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Dr. Leroy Thompson

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Dr. Daniel Kroger

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Dr. Sorina Higgins

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Dr. Crystal Hurd

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Dr. Charlie Starr

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Dr. Terry Glaspey

Advanced Certificates
Study with Northwind Seminary Faculty

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Thomas Jay Oord. Ph.D.

Professor of Open & Relational Theology

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Michael J Christensen, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology & Spiritual Formation

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Len Sweet. Ph.D.

Professor of Semiotics

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Carl Savage, D.Min, Ph.D.

Professor of Archaeology & Biblical Studies

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Dr. Alfred Jhonson

Professor of the Study & Practice of Urban Religion 

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Camp & Conference Ministry Certificate Program is coordinated by Peter R. Newbury. 

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Peter has served as a Camp Director at Presbyterian Camps in Washington State, California, Montana and Oklahoma.  
 

He also served as Secretary of the Presbyterian Camp and Conference Association.

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WHAT  TO  EXPECT

Northwind offers a new style of online learning: Guided Education

When thinking about a certificate course, the common image is a professor in the front of a room, lecturing, and asking or answering questions. Sometimes facilitating peer learning in small discussion groups. This allows students to learn in a very direct way, but it is not the only way to teach. Northwind Institute courses are designed for the individual student who is taking a course anywhere (wifi available), anytime (at the student’s pace), on any device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone). The Pedagogy or teaching philosophy at Northwind is Guided Education. Faculty-Mentors vet resources, organize learning, and guide students in Video-Lecture Courses and Tutorial Courses.
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TIME REQUIREMENTS

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Start courses at any time

Study on a schedule that fits your life.

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Set aside 1 hour per day

- - or - -

One Day a week.

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QUALITY INSTRUCTION

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Learn from respected faculty with advanced degrees and experience

in their fields of study.

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Get the support you need for success.

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COURSE LENGTH

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Complete your course

in as little as 30-days

or up to 90-days.

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100% ONLINE

 

LEARN

ANYTIME

ANYWHERE

ANY DEVICE

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